Scans and imaging CPT 72193 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CT scan of the pelvis, with contrast dye in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — inpatient

In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the pelvis, with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $2,570.75 to $5,255.60, with a median of $4,760.00. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 72193, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,570.75El Camino Hospital
Median$4,760.00half pay less
Highest$5,255.60in this market
Difference2.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

median
Lowest $2,570.75Highest $5,255.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA HC CT PELVIS W/CONTRAST $2,570.75 $10,283.00 75% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA CT PELVIS W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $4,760.00 $8,500.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA CT PELVIS W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $4,760.00 $8,500.00 44%
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Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA CT Pelvis W Contrast $5,255.60 $13,139.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,570.75, median $4,760.00, highest $5,255.60 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $4,760.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A CT scan of the pelvis with contrast uses X-rays and an injected iodine dye to make detailed pictures of the pelvic organs, bones and blood vessels. It may be used to look for causes of pelvic pain, masses or infection.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and the contrast dye may be listed as a separate pharmacy charge.